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The Massachusetts Spy
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Report from Paris on June 17 details a massacre of 40,000 Greeks in the Ottoman Empire, per Russian Prince Wolkonsky's aide. Greek insurgents under Prince Ypsilanti advanced to Adrianople, defeating Turkish troops; Grand Seignior prepares evacuation via frigates in Bosphorus.
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The aid-de-camp of the Russian Prince Wolkonsky, who has returned to Laybach from Constantinople, has brought horrible details of the massacre of the Greeks in the Ottoman empire. The number murdered is estimated to be 40,000.
Late intelligence from Turkey stated, that the vanguard of the army of Prince Ypsilanti, the Greek commander in Chief of the Insurgents was at Adrianople, a distance of about 30 leagues from Constantinople. The troops of the Grand Seignior had been defeated and dispersed—and three Turkish frigates were in readiness, in the Bosphorus, to take the Grand Seignior, his riches, wives, and concubines, said to amount to 800, to his dominions in Asia.
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Ottoman Empire
Event Date
June 17
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massacre of 40,000 greeks; turkish troops defeated and dispersed; grand seignior's evacuation preparations with 800 wives and concubines.
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Aid-de-camp of Russian Prince Wolkonsky returned from Constantinople with details of Greek massacre in Ottoman Empire. Vanguard of Prince Ypsilanti's insurgent army at Adrianople, 30 leagues from Constantinople. Grand Seignior's troops defeated; three Turkish frigates ready in Bosphorus to transport him, riches, wives, and concubines to Asia.